Hisaya Morishige
Hisaya Morishige (森繁久彌, Morishige Hisaya, May 4, 1913 – November 10, 2009) was a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka, he graduated from Kitano Middle School (now Kitano High School), and attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Manchukuo. He became famous in films first for comedy roles, appearing in series such as the "Company President" (Shacho) and "Station Front" (Ekimae) series, produced by Toho. He appeared in nearly 250 films, both contemporary and jidaigeki. He was also famous on stage playing Tevye in the Japanese version of Fiddler on the Roof. He also appeared in television series and specials, and was the first guest on the television talk show Tetsuko's Room in 1975. He was long-time head of the Japan Actors Union. Among many honors, Morishige received the Order of Culture from the Emperor of Japan in 1991.
Filmography
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
as Professor Torino (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
as Professor Torino (voice)
Princess Mononoke
as Chief of Affairs (voice)
Princess Mononoke
as Chief of Affairs (voice)
Sea of Wandering
Sea of Wandering
Goryokaku
Goryokaku
Surgical Designs in Flames
Surgical Designs in Flames
Vendetta of Obligation
Vendetta of Obligation
The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return
The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return
Kukai
Kukai
The Yoshida School
as Shigeru Yoshida
The Yoshida School
as Shigeru Yoshida
The Longest Tunnel
as Gensuke Kishida
The Longest Tunnel
as Gensuke Kishida
The Imperial Navy
as Naoki Hongo
The Imperial Navy
as Naoki Hongo
Port Arthur
as Hirobumi Ito
Port Arthur
as Hirobumi Ito
The Rivals
The Rivals
The Incident
as Kiyokawa
The Incident
as Kiyokawa
Sugata Sanshiro
as Osho
Sugata Sanshiro
as Osho
Two Iida
as Riichiro Sugawa
Two Iida
as Riichiro Sugawa
Machi no Hi
as Kurita
Machi no Hi
as Kurita
The Twilight Years
as Shigezo Tachibana
The Twilight Years
as Shigezo Tachibana
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
as Kanazawa
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
as Kanazawa
Theater of Life
Theater of Life
Follow the Girls
Follow the Girls
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Ōtaka Chōtarō
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Ōtaka Chōtarō
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Keitarō Takayama
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Keitarō Takayama
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
as Morita Tokunosuke
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
as Morita Tokunosuke
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Mahjong Madness
Mahjong Madness
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Tale of a Carpenter
Tale of a Carpenter
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
as Morita Tokunosuke
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
as Morita Tokunosuke
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
Could I But Live
Could I But Live
The Naked Executive
as Kôshirô Hidaka
The Naked Executive
as Kôshirô Hidaka
Ken
as Mibu
Ken
as Mibu
3 Gents in the Snow Country
3 Gents in the Snow Country
The Maid Story
The Maid Story
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Kyusaku Goi
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Kyusaku Goi
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
as Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
as Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
as Toku
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
as Toku
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Mount Hakone
Mount Hakone
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
This Madding Crowd
as Professor
This Madding Crowd
as Professor
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
A Country Boss
as Takeo Aihara
A Country Boss
as Takeo Aihara
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Shimizu Port Salaryman
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
as Kintaro
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
as Kintaro
The End of Summer
as Isomura Eiichirou
The End of Summer
as Isomura Eiichirou
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
Playboy President: Part II
as Eisuke Misawa
Playboy President: Part II
as Eisuke Misawa
Playboy President
as Misawa Einosuke
Playboy President
as Misawa Einosuke
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Masterless 47 – Part II
Aces Wild
Aces Wild
The Masterless 47
as Yoshio Oishi
The Masterless 47
as Yoshio Oishi
This Greedy Old Skin
as Hikohachi Mukoyama
This Greedy Old Skin
as Hikohachi Mukoyama
The Curio Master
The Curio Master
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
The Adventures of Kantaro
as Kantaro
The Adventures of Kantaro
as Kantaro
New Third-Class Executive
as Shirō Sawamura
New Third-Class Executive
as Shirō Sawamura
The Bell of Love
The Bell of Love
Bringing Up Husbands
Bringing Up Husbands
Fox and Raccoon
as Tampei Nukada
Fox and Raccoon
as Tampei Nukada
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Flower Shop Curtain
Flower Shop Curtain
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
The Undefeated Woman
The Undefeated Woman
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
as Munazuru
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
as Munazuru
The Child Writers
as Mr. Kawahara
The Child Writers
as Mr. Kawahara
The Hotelman's Holiday
as Jihei Ikuno
The Hotelman's Holiday
as Jihei Ikuno
Yoku
Yoku
The Shop Curtain
The Shop Curtain
The Third President
as Keitaro Asakawa
The Third President
as Keitaro Asakawa
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Assistant President
Assistant President
The Unbalanced Wheel
The Unbalanced Wheel
The Beauty Expert
The Beauty Expert
Hadaka no Machi
Hadaka no Machi
A Tale of Dung and Urine
as Ushinosuke Abe
A Tale of Dung and Urine
as Ushinosuke Abe
Turtledove
Turtledove
Snow Country
as Imura
Snow Country
as Imura
Ujō
as Ujo Noguchi
Ujō
as Ujo Noguchi
Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
Talkative Company President
as Osamu Saotome
Talkative Company President
as Osamu Saotome
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Shozo
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Shozo
The Fighter in the Ring
The Fighter in the Ring
Jacks and Jills
as Morishita
Jacks and Jills
as Morishita
Three Generations of Company Presidents
Three Generations of Company Presidents
Morishige, where are you going?
as Shigetaro Mori
Morishige, where are you going?
as Shigetaro Mori
While the Demon Steps Out
While the Demon Steps Out
The President Talks Bank
as Zennosuke Tashiro
The President Talks Bank
as Zennosuke Tashiro
Called to the Stand
Called to the Stand
Morishige's Honeymoon
Morishige's Honeymoon
All Sold Out
All Sold Out
The President's Boss
as Zennosuke Tashiro
The President's Boss
as Zennosuke Tashiro
Love at Forty
Love at Forty
Such is Life
as Danpei
Such is Life
as Danpei
Tales of Ginza
as Narrator (voice)
Tales of Ginza
as Narrator (voice)
Marital Relations
as Ryukichi
Marital Relations
as Ryukichi
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
House of Many Pleasures
as Denkichi Yoshida
House of Many Pleasures
as Denkichi Yoshida
Nonki saiban
Nonki saiban
Chutaro of Banba
Chutaro of Banba
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Yoshii
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Yoshii
His Highness Surabaya
as Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
His Highness Surabaya
as Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
Mako Osorubeshi
Mako Osorubeshi
Last of the Wild Ones
Last of the Wild Ones
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
Princess Finds Her Prince
Princess Finds Her Prince
Bot-chan
as Akashatsu
Bot-chan
as Akashatsu
Her Captive Gamblers
Her Captive Gamblers
Yasugorō shusse
Yasugorō shusse
親馬鹿花合戦
親馬鹿花合戦
Coward at Ganryu Island
Coward at Ganryu Island
Tokyo Sweetheart
as Akazawa
Tokyo Sweetheart
as Akazawa
Byakuran kōran
Byakuran kōran
Third Class Executives
as Personnel Chief
Third Class Executives
as Personnel Chief
Lil's Return from Shanghai
as Ichiro Okamura
Lil's Return from Shanghai
as Ichiro Okamura
Ikinokotta benten-sama
Ikinokotta benten-sama
Koi no rantō
Koi no rantō
Pirates
Pirates
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
新遊侠伝
新遊侠伝
Amakara chindōchū
Amakara chindōchū